Belt buckle



oct. 14 11221. 1,511,903

' M. MYERS BELT BUCKLE Fiieaqan. v2, '19,23

CAD

Patented ct.. 14, 1924.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM MYERS, 0E HANNIBAL, MISSOURI.

Application mea January 2, 1923. serial No; 610,234.

To ZZ whom it may concern Beit known that I, WILLIAM M. MYERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hannibal, in the county of Marion and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Belt Buckles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to buckles and has for its object the provision of a novel buckle for use upon belts, straps, and `the like, whereby the ends of the strapimay be secured in a very eiiicient manner so as to positively prevent any slipping, the construction of the bucklebeing such that it is provided with retaining means of peculiar formation and including a toothed element engaging the belt or strap for holding it rigidly associated with the buckle, the buckle being furthermore provided with a locking.

bar operating along inclined slots.

An important object is the provision of a buckle of this character which is provided with means engaging the trousers in connection with which it is used whereby? to prevent the buckle from slipping up above the waist band as so frequently occurs in the use of the ordinary buckle.

An additional object is the provision of a buckle of this character which will be simple and inexpensive in manufacture, highly efficient in use, durable in service and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated vin the accompanying drawings, in which: f

Figure 1 is a perspective view vof my buckle looking at the rear side thereof and showing it disconnected from its strap,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section showing the strap in place,

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section,

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of the locking plate removed and Figure 5 is a rear elevation of a modified form. y l

Referring more particularly to the drawings I have shown my buckle as comprising a body 10 which is preferably longitudinally curved as shown, and which is formed with parallel flanges l1 at its edges, these anges being provided with inclined slots 12 through which is slidably engaged alocking bar 13. This locking device is itself old and well known and I claim no novelty for it though it is illustratedas forming a part of my complete buckle. Though it isi not absolutely essential it may be preferableto make this body lOlslightly curved incross` section as well as longitudinally as illus-i trated in Figure 3. f

The front of thebody 10 is formed with an outwardly or forwardly pressed portion 14 of reduced size which has one edge con' stituting an abutment 14a for one end ofthe strap; 15, the strap lying in the cavity formed by the pressed out portion. The peculiar formation of the body defines a flange orr apron ,14h which has its'rear ysurface coeXtensive with thev rear side of the strap.

The means for holding the st rapassociated firmly withthe body consists of a plate 16 of spring metal which is formed at its ends with lugs 17 which are passed through slits 18 in one endv of the flanges 11, and if preferred these lugs may be subsequently bent over or clinched, though as a matter of fact it is not essential. `Such a structure however will strengthen 1 the buckle and prevent any spreading of the flanges with respect to each other. This plate 16 is preferably slightly curved as shown'so that when inserted in place it will spring into proper position and naturally tend to retain suchy position until positively rey moved'by any desired means. The strap 15 passes between the body of the buckle and this plate 16 and is held securely owing to the provision of a series ofteeth 19 formed on the edge of the plate toward the locking bar, these teeth being inclined toward the front of the buckle so as to bite into the strap.

A very important feature is the provisionl of means for preventing the buckle from slipping up beyond the waist band of the 1 trousers in connection with which it is worn. In carrying out this feature I provide the lower flange 11 with an upward extension 20 formed with a notch 21 which v extends downwardly from its upper edge and which is designed to be engaged upon lthe top button at the front of the trousers.

In Figure 5 I have shown a slightly modied form in which this trouser engaging element is omitted, the structurebeing however the same in every other particular.

In the use of the device, after the belt or strap is placed about the waist, in case it is designed Jfor this purpose, or after it is placed about anything else which it is desired to hold, the free end of the belt strap is inserted between the rear side of the end which is secured to the buckle, and the lock bar 13, the free end passing over the flange or apron 14h. The free end of the belt strap is then pushed along until ,the proper tightness is had, whereupon any tendency toward slipping will be prevented owing to the fact that the lock bar 13 will be. urged into the ends of the slot-s nearest the plate portion of the buckle, this of course resulting in a rni clamping action so that the greater the pull tending to loosen kthe belt the greater will be the clamping action of the lock bar. Owing to the fact that when the belt is applied, both ends are in engagement, itwill be seen. that there will be a greater ydegree of friction tending to hold the parts together than in the ordinary construction. The use ofthe trouser engaging extension has already been explained and i further description is therefore unnecessary.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention it is of course to be understood that l reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts as will not'depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

l. A belt buckle comprising a frame formed from a single piecev of resilient metal and including a body portion having side anges defining a channel for the reception of one end cfa belt, one end of the body being deflected rearwardly to delineari abutment .for the end of the belt, and a resilient plate located. at the back of the belt and formed at its ends ywith lugs rej- Y having one edge toothed for penetrating ceived within slots in said flanges, said plate engagement with the belt, and` means for holdingtlie other end of the belt. y

2. A belt buckle comprising a body .meinber having side flanges' defining a channel] for receiving one end of a belt, Said flanges f being formed with slots, an abutment, at'

one end oi the body engageable, byone end of the belt, and a spring plate formed at :its ends with lugs received within said slots,

the plate having one edge provided )with t 

